[Increased gallium-67 citrate uptake in the breast of a patient with gynecomastia].
The patient was a 60-year-old male. He had undergone orchiectomy 5 years earlier because of prostatic cancer. During this interval, he has taken the estrogen. Scintigraphy revealed on accumulation of Ga-67 citrate in the primary/metastatic foci. Of interest, the image of the accumulation of in the breast demonstrated a "doughnut" pattern.
Funatsu
K
K
Department of Radiology, Kurume University School of Medicine.
Morita
S
S
Takahashi
K
K
Ishibashi
M
M
Ohtake
H
H
D001940:Breast / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002951:Citrates / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D019343:Citric Acid; D004967:Estrogens / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006177:Gynecomastia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
D002951:Citrates; D004967:Estrogens; D019343:Citric Acid